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Jan.- 16, 1945.

M. K. HEDGE REEL Filed Dec. 3, 1940 Patented Jan 16, 1945 'Appl-icafiontl)ecember l5sClaims.

invention relates to-a combinedli-nedrier and -linecoiler-reel.

Anion-g the"objects of -the invention 'are the provisionofa simplameans req'uiring no "clamps or brackets to receive a wet' line and dispose'the -sameiiri loose condition on'the reel to dry while the line may still be connected to the conven- -:tional fishing-rod *rel, and further =-a storage compartment on the" interior of the reel accommodates said rod "reel while still I connected to -said iine wound on said drying reel. "simple'but eifective -means are also provided to permit rewindi'ng -oi th'e' line onto the rod reel from =-the drying reel. I =50ther objects of the invention may 'readily' he tdetemnind by -considering the *an-nexed *sp'e'cification ian'd thet1rewiring: forming apart thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspecti-ve"veiw' of my inventioniwoperation;

' E'igurei2wisza sectional en'd'el'evati'on of 'part 'of iFigurel-l;

rfiig-ure 'dv is'la sectional' side--='elevation"taken on jEigu-re 4 is'an exploded view f: my reel'; i.- F.igure :25. a 5 sectional side L elevation similar the storage compartment in use; I

.Eignre. 11'6:1i'sJ a. :side .-.elevation of. a. detail of a :modificatioraofi my: inventionzand :Figur.ei-7 fiszzassideeelevation 40i:- anoth er detail :of.*anothertmodificatmmzof;.my :invention,

' As-sshown iin'irEi-gureril,:the invention c'ontem- -.plates:: receiving: a Jilil'le 11.0: from -:a conventional 1 fishing-trod: reelfrtl ,ixparticul-arly when: 'wet, i and czthetlin'e ontoithe dryingreel [2, compltis'ing aupairznf discs [3',::to :onei:side 0f eacir'of wlaichzaizefsecuredsonez;.oi a1". pair 'ofitelescoping :ZIhei.cylinderscl tare readily separable and the initiation oflthe'sassemblya serves as-" a" storage compartment: 155,; suchriasiclearly shown i'n'lLFigu-re 5.

imiscs $.13 rare teach provided witha a central aperture l6 through which is freely passed' a spin dIe-.:;pixr or .aizleiil 'l, wthich may, have an enlarged head. at one end to provide a fingergrip and also prevent the pm I! from passing through the apertures 16, except from one side only.

3, 1940;.SerialYN0J368382 "-tional apertures, i8 adjacent the outer periph- -*eries thereof-and between said I peripheries and the cyli-nders I I4; *Preferably, the apertures "l8 '-a1-e placed in t-he widest part of'the'fiange formed :5 by the discs -l-'3 on cylinders l4. Due "to the slight decentricity oi the cylinders and discs, the flange is not of a uniform width all around the cylinder. A'pin [dis-adapted to 'be-readily inserted' in :sai'd apertures 18, when aligned, for a 10 two -iol'd purpose; one, to "form a crank with which to revolve thermal, #and two, --toprovide means to enlarge thelcircumference of the coil "of line by winding-the sameaaround the: cylinder .14 andthe pin ts as shown in Figures-2 and '3.

"- The min. 19 t m'ay a'fterward be withdrawn wherebythe coil of'l-ine assumes the position genr erallyshown in Figurefi, that is, it will be spaced from the cylinder' ll whereby air to drythe wet line has ready' access to all partsoi the coil. -If 20 any shrinkage takes place; there is ample space to permitthe same, and still have effective. dryingiof: theline.

ist'orage compartment i5 is .quite ampleto'receivewa "rod reel I: l :to store the same, while the ,25iline. .:is drying, as :w'ell as at other times; The

handle 20 of the rod reel II is accommodated .inian aperturerlzl :in-:one disc :l3, whereby the .reel :il'l cisl-he'ldsagainst :anynappreciable moveuncut, landais :thussnot in danger of 2 being; readily go damagedlby; accidentaljarring when'in' the com- ;partme'nt l5. When o:stored 'While the line 10 ri-s-adryi-ng, for instance: it: is" not necessary to; dis-.

connect the; liner. from the rod reel.

EEachicyIin'der i4 is: provided with an inwardly --'extendingrslot12-2:which, whensithe slots are in :r'egistry'; as shownwin .Figures' 3 and -5,: provide an opening through which the line passes fromthe rodazreel 'inithecompartment :15 to the drying coilorr the outer cylinder l4.

The pins l 'l' and l9, as well asnumerous other articles, maybe stored incompartment l5, when snot" in use. i v

- From-the position shown in Figure -5, the coil rmay readily be removed in loose conditionyand "tiedto hold-thesame as-a-loose relatively large coil oi l-ine. I

'il Discs l3 are preferablymade'ofa, fairly large diameter; that is, about-eight inches or' so,-and the Lvarious'apertures' l 8; -and"2'l, additionally serve *fin'ger engaginghol'es: tci permit ready manipulation of the separable units of the reel.

When it is desired to rewind the line on the rod reel, the drying reel is mounted on the pin l1,

' which is held between the knees of the user,

There are also provided in said .discs, addis5 whereupon the reel is thus readily pivoted following which the rod reel is operated to wind the line thereon, as the drying reel pays it off.

The modification shown in Figure 6 shows the cylinder l4 absolutely concentric with the disc I3, whereas in the first five figures, the cylinder is not exactly concentric therewith.

In the modification shown in Figure '7, one disc l3 has a large central aperture 23, whereby this part of the reel may be placed on the arm of the user while reeling, if desired. Otherwise, the remaining structure is similar to the other figures.

It will thus be seen that the applicant has provided a simple, efficient and effective device to dry a line in non-tensioned condition, while the air has ready access to all parts of the coil of line. a

No elaborate stands, trunnions or brackets are necessary to operate the device since it may be readily functioned while held between the users 3. A line reel and drier comprising a, pair of disc means, a cylindrical member of less diameter than each disc fixed to one side of each disc, and substantially concentric therewith, the cylindrical members being of different diameters whereby they may telescope, the interior of the innermost cylinder serving as a storage compartment, each of said discs also having an aperture therethrough located between its outer edge and the cylinder attached thereto, a pinadapted to be inserted through said last apertures when aligned, where by the line may be passed over said pin when being coiled on the reel so that, upon removal of the pin, a coil of larger periphery than the cylinder is formed to permit access of air to substantially all parts of said coil, each of said cylindrical members having a slot therein extending inwardly from the free edge whereby, when a line is wound on said cylinder, the said slots may be aligned to form a passage through which the line may pass from the coil on the cylinder to aconventional fishing rod reel which may be stored in said the invention being defined by .the followinggps,

claims.

What I claim is:

1. A combination line drier, coiler, and storage reel comprising a pair of centrally apertured disclike means, a cylindrical member of less diameter.

than that of each disc afiixed to one face of each disc, said cylinders being of different diameters whereby they may freely telescope with each other, each disc having an aperture therein bemember attached thereto, an element adapted to be inserted through said last named apertures when aligned for support by said disc-like means, and a-pin adapted to be inserted through the central apertures of said disc-like means to 'form an and substantially concentric therewith, the cylindrical members being of difierent diameters whereby they may telescope and the discs each tween its outer periphery and the cylindrical:

being provided with an aperture located between the outer periphery thereof and the cylindrical member secured thereto, the interior of the innermost cylinder serving as a storage compartment and one of said discs also having an aperture therein located adjacent the inner surface of the cylinder attached thereto and of sufficient size to receive the winding handle of a conventional fishing rod reel whereby, when said reel'is being stored in said compartment, the same will be substantially secured against movement therein, and a pin adapted to be inserted through said first mentioned apertures when aligned for support by said discs, whereby a line may be coiled about said outermost cylindrical member and pin to produce a loose coil on said outermost cylindrical members when said pin is subsequently withdrawn from said apertures which receive the same.

compartment so that the line, in drying, need not be disconnected from said reel in said compartment.,

4. A line reel and drier comprising a pair of disc means, one of said disc means being apertured, and a cylindrical member of slightly less diameter than each disc fixed to one side of each disc and. substantially concentric therewith, the aperture in said one disc means opening into the cylindrical member fixed thereto and both cylindrical members being of different diameters and each also having a slot extending inwardly from the outer edge thereof, whereby said cylinders maybe telescoped to form a storage compartment within the innermost cylinder and a line may be wound on said outer cylinder to dry while the inner end of the line maybe passed through said aligned slots to the said storage compartment where a conventional fishing-rod reel may be stored while still connected to said line when wound on said cylinder, said aperture in said one disc means being positioned to receive the windin handle of said fishing-rod reel when disposed in said storage compartment to prevent undesirable movement of said fishing-rod reel While stored therein.

5. A line reel comprising in combination, a cylindrical member, flanges on said member at each end extending outward therefrom in substantially "parallel relationship to each other, each flange having an aperture therein between its outer edge and the outer surface of said cylindrical member, a bearing in said reel whereby it may be mounted for rotation on a free end of a "pintle, and an element provided with a finger engaging portion at one end and adapted to be inserted through said apertures and extend between the flanges for support thereby, said finger engaging portion when in operative position extending outward from the plane of one of said flanges and in the same axial direction as the free end of said pintle to provide manually operable means for rotating said reel to coil a line about 

